La La Land (soundtrack)

La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2016 film La La Land. The soundtrack album was released through Interscope Records on December 9, 2016. The album has peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 and number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. At the 89th Academy Awards, the film won the Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "City of Stars".^[1]

La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	December 9, 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Show tunes jazz pop
Length	45:53
Label	Interscope
Producer	Justin Hurwitz Marius de Vries Steven Gizicki
Justin Hurwitz chronology
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Pasek and Paul chronology
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Composition

The songs and score for La La Land were composed and orchestrated by Justin Hurwitz, film director Damien Chazelle's Harvard University classmate, who also worked on his two prior films.^[2] The lyrics were written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul,^[3] except for "Start a Fire", which was written by John Legend, Hurwitz and Marius de Vries.

Track listing

La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack^[4]

No.	Title	Performers	Length
1.	"Another Day of Sun"	La La Land Cast	3:48
2.	"Someone in the Crowd"	Emma Stone, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno and Jessica Rothe	4:20
3.	"Mia & Sebastian's Theme"	Justin Hurwitz	1:38
4.	"A Lovely Night"	Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone	3:57
5.	"Herman's Habit"	Justin Hurwitz	1:52
6.	"City of Stars"	Ryan Gosling	1:51
7.	"Planetarium"	Justin Hurwitz	4:17
8.	"Summer Montage / Madeline"	Justin Hurwitz	2:05
9.	"City of Stars"	Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone	2:30
10.	"Start a Fire"	John Legend	3:12
11.	"Engagement Party"	Justin Hurwitz	1:27
12.	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"	Emma Stone	3:48
13.	"Epilogue"	Justin Hurwitz	7:39
14.	"The End"	Justin Hurwitz	0:46
15.	"City of Stars (Humming)" (featuring Emma Stone)	Justin Hurwitz	2:43
Total length:			45:53

La La Land: Original Motion Picture Score^[4]

No.	Title	Performers	Length
1.	"Mia Gets Home"	Justin Hurwitz	0:27
2.	"Bathroom Mirror / You're Coming Right?"	Justin Hurwitz	1:23
3.	"Classic Rope-a-Dope"	Justin Hurwitz	0:45
4.	"Mia & Sebastian's Theme"	Justin Hurwitz	1:37
5.	"Stroll up the Hill"	Justin Hurwitz	0:49
6.	"There the Whole Time / Twirl"	Justin Hurwitz	0:44
7.	"Bogart & Bergman"	Justin Hurwitz	2:11
8.	"Mia Hates Jazz"	Justin Hurwitz	1:10
9.	"Herman's Habit"	Justin Hurwitz	1:52
10.	"Rialto at Ten"	Justin Hurwitz	1:38
11.	"Rialto"	Justin Hurwitz	0:28
12.	"Mia & Sebastian's Theme (Late for the Date)"	Justin Hurwitz	1:30
13.	"Planetarium"	Justin Hurwitz	4:19
14.	"Holy Hell"	Justin Hurwitz	0:42
15.	"Summer Montage / Madeline"	Justin Hurwitz	2:04
16.	"It Pays"	Justin Hurwitz	2:12
17.	"Chicken on a Stick"	Justin Hurwitz	1:40
18.	"City of Stars / May Finally Come True" (featuring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone)	Justin Hurwitz	4:18
19.	"Chinatown"	Justin Hurwitz	1:23
20.	"Surprise"	Justin Hurwitz	1:30
21.	"Boise"	Justin Hurwitz	1:13
22.	"Missed the Play"	Justin Hurwitz	0:36
23.	"It's Over / Engagement Party"	Justin Hurwitz	1:35
24.	"The House in Front of the Library"	Justin Hurwitz	0:31
25.	"You Love Jazz Now"	Justin Hurwitz	0:51
26.	"Cincinnati"	Justin Hurwitz	2:06
27.	"Epilogue"	Justin Hurwitz	7:39
28.	"The End"	Justin Hurwitz	0:46
29.	"Credits"	Justin Hurwitz	3:40
30.	"Mia & Sebastian's Theme (Celesta)"	Justin Hurwitz	1:28
Total length:			53:07

La La Land: The Complete Musical Experience^[5]

No.	Title	Performers	Length
1.	"Another Day of Sun (With Radios)"	La La Land Cast	4:34
2.	"Mia Gets Home"	Justin Hurwitz	0:24
3.	"Bathroom Mirror / You're Coming Right?"	Justin Hurwitz	1:19
4.	"Someone in the Crowd"	Emma Stone, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno, and Jessica Rothe	4:19
5.	"Classic Rope-a-Dope"	Justin Hurwitz	0:46
6.	"Japanese Folk Song"	Thelonious Monk	1:40
7.	"Deck the Halls"	Justin Hurwitz	0:32
8.	"Mia & Sebastian's Theme"	Justin Hurwitz	1:38
9.	"Take On Me"	D.A.	3:00
10.	"I Ran"	D.A.	3:37
11.	"Stroll up the Hill"	Justin Hurwitz	0:45
12.	"A Lovely Night"	Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone	4:00
13.	"There the Whole Time / Twirl"	Justin Hurwitz	0:44
14.	"Bogart & Bergman"	Justin Hurwitz	2:11
15.	"Mia Hates Jazz"	Justin Hurwitz	1:10
16.	"Herman's Habit"	Justin Hurwitz	1:51
17.	"Rialto at Ten"	Justin Hurwitz	1:38
18.	"City of Stars"	Ryan Gosling	1:51
19.	"Rialto"	Justin Hurwitz	0:28
20.	"Mia & Sebastian's Theme (Late for the Date)"	Justin Hurwitz	1:30
21.	"Planetarium"	Justin Hurwitz	4:20
22.	"Holy Hell!"	Justin Hurwitz	0:42
23.	"Summer Montage / Madeline"	Justin Hurwitz	2:04
24.	"It Pays"	Justin Hurwitz	2:12
25.	"Chicken on a Stick"	Justin Hurwitz	1:39
26.	"Messengers Rehearsal"	The Messengers	1:02
27.	"City of Stars / May Finally Come True" (featuring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone)	Justin Hurwitz	4:10
28.	"Start a Fire"	John Legend	3:11
29.	"Chinatown"	Justin Hurwitz	1:22
30.	"Surprise"	Justin Hurwitz	1:30
31.	"Boise"	Justin Hurwitz	1:14
32.	"Missed the Play"	Justin Hurwitz	0:37
33.	"It's Over / Engagement Party"	Justin Hurwitz	1:35
34.	"The House in Front of the Library"	Justin Hurwitz	0:31
35.	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"	Emma Stone	4:12
36.	"You Love Jazz Now"	Justin Hurwitz	0:51
37.	"Cincinnati"	Justin Hurwitz	2:06
38.	"Epilogue"	Justin Hurwitz	7:41
39.	"The End"	Justin Hurwitz	0:45
40.	"Credits"	Justin Hurwitz	3:39
41.	"City of Stars (Humming)" (featuring Emma Stone)	Justin Hurwitz	2:40
42.	"Mia & Sebastian's Theme (Celesta)"	Justin Hurwitz	1:26
43.	"Silent Night"	Eddie Wakes	2:47
44.	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream) (Studio Version)"	Emma Stone	3:29
Total length:			93:42

Awards

Main article: List of accolades received by La La Land

Awards
Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 17, 2016	Best Original Score – Feature Film	Justin Hurwitz	Nominated	[6][7]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	December 4, 2016	Best Music	Justin Hurwitz, Pasek and Paul	Won	[8]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	December 11, 2016	Best Score	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[9]
		Best Song	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"	Nominated
			"City of Stars"	Won
San Francisco Film Critics Circle	December 11, 2016	Best Original Score	Justin Hurwitz	Nominated	[10][11]
San Diego Film Critics Society	December 12, 2016	Best Original Score	La La Land	Runner Up	[12][13]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	December 13, 2016	Best Musical Score	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[14]
Chicago Film Critics Association	December 15, 2016	Best Original Score	Justin Hurwitz	Nominated	[15]
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	December 18, 2016	Best Music/Score	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[16]
		Best Soundtrack	La La Land	Runner Up
		Best Song	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"	Won
			"City of Stars"	Runner Up
IndieWire Critics Poll	December 19, 2016	Best Original Score or Soundtrack	La La Land	2nd Place	[17]
Houston Film Critics Society	January 6, 2017	Best Original Score	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[18][19]
		Best Original Song	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"	Nominated
			"City of Stars"	Won
Golden Globe Awards	January 8, 2017	Best Original Score	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[20]
		Best Original Song	"City of Stars"	Won
Denver Film Critics Society	January 16, 2017	Best Original Score	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[21]
British Academy Film Awards	February 12, 2017	Best Film Music	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[22]
Satellite Awards	February 19, 2017	Best Original Score	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[23]
		Best Original Song	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"	Nominated
			"City of Stars"	Won
Academy Awards	February 26, 2017	Best Original Score	Justin Hurwitz	Won	[24]
		Best Original Song	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"	Nominated
			"City of Stars"	Won
Grammy Awards	January 28, 2018	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media	La La Land	Won	[25]
		Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Justin Hurwitz	Won
		Best Song Written for Visual Media	"City of Stars" by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul	Nominated
		Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals	"Another Day of Sun" by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul	Nominated

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 7 Australia Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[27] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[28] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30] 4 Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[31] 6 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[32] 3 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[33] 6 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[34] 9 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35] 13 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[36] 8 French Albums (SNEP)[37] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[38] 7 Greek Albums (IFPI)[39] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[40] 11 Irish Compilation Albums Chart (IRMA)[41] 2 Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[42] 1 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[43] 1 Japan Top Album Sales (Billboard)[44] 7 Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[45] 3 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[46] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[47] 17 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[48] 10 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[49] 4 Scottish Albums (OCC)[50] 1 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[51] 7 South Korean Albums International (Gaon)[52] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[53] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[55] 1 UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[56] 1 US Billboard 200[57] 2 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[58] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[59] 68 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[60] 43 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[61] 47 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[62] 86 French Albums (SNEP)[63] 32 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[64] 98 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[65] 72 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[66] 27 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[67] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[68] 67 UK Albums (OCC)[69] 36 US Billboard 200[70] 53 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[71] 5 Chart (2018) Position French Albums (SNEP)[72] 180 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[73] 51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[74]	Gold	10,000‡
France (SNEP)[75]	Platinum	100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[76]	Gold	25,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[77]	Gold	100,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[78]	Platinum	20,000‡
Singapore (RIAS)[79]	Gold	5,000*
South Korea (Gaon Chart)	—	28,095[80][81]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[82]	Platinum	40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[83]	Gold	147,000[84]
United States (RIAA)[85]	Gold	500,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.